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Overview

What is 3CX?

Cyprus based company 3CX offers an IP PBX phone system.

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Pricing

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Pro

$1.08

On Premise
per user/per month

Enterprise

$1.31

On Premise
per user/per month

Standard

Free

On Premise

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.3cx.com/ordering/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

3CX Demo

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3CX On Call Manager by VoIPTools | Live demo

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3CX Live Chat Demo

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3CX CRM Demo v14

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3CX Scheduled Conference Call Demo

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Product Details

What is 3CX?

3CX is an open standards communications system suitable for any business size or industry. 3CX is an integrated phone system with call queues, built-in video calls and video conferencing. In addition, users can integrate website live chat, Facebook and text messages. The vendor states its features are remote-friendly, meaning teams can use them from anywhere via mobile and browser apps. It’s also an open-platform and compatible with popular IP phones and SIP trunks.

3CX is designed to make installation, management, and maintenance of PBX easy, so that the user can effortlessly manage it, whether on an appliance or server on-premises or in the cloud.


3CX Features

  • Supported: Easy admin and installation
  • Supported: Slash telco costs by 80%
  • Supported: Advanced call center features
  • Supported: Video conferencing
  • Supported: Live chat
  • Supported: Android and iOS App
  • Supported: Facebook integration
  • Supported: Business text messages

3CX Screenshots

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3CX Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Supported CountriesAll
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish, Italian, German

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cyprus based company 3CX offers an IP PBX phone system.

RingEX are common alternatives for 3CX.

The most common users of 3CX are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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(1-5 of 14)

Easy to use for SME customers

Rating: 8 out of 10
April 23, 2021
Vetted Review
3CX
1 year of experience
Currently each of our department is using 3CX especially the Conference call feature which is really help us during the pandemic as everybody is working from home. It even have its own mobile app as the team can use it on the go without missing any company meeting and calls with customers.
  • Can be cloud or on-prem
  • User friendly
  • Easy integration
Cons
  • Product update
  • Hope for more integration with other applications
  • Need more guide online
[3CX is] good for starter and even cooperate customers. With current promotion with 3CX, it even have free one year license so that can start small. Can be upgrade anytime with higher plan to suit need. Integration with CRM require higher license which is a bit challenging for small enterprise customer with limited budget.

3CX: Easy to use, won't hold you back

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 11, 2019
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
3 years of experience
We use 3CX to manage phones through our entire company across many locations and multiple states. All phones are able to be managed by a single 3CX controller, which simplifies management and support while offering features and flexibility to users. Many users have a traditional desk phone, some use only the 3CX smartphone app, others use both. Each extension can be used with any of these options.
  • Simplicity: Using a single 3CX interface we can manage every phone and extension used throughout our company.
  • Flexibility: There are a wide variety of options to configure each extension and phone. Changing anything after the hardware is deployed is very easy.
  • Portability: Phones with 3CX can be easily moved or repurposed within an office or at remote locations, including users' homes. The mobile app allows users to use their office extension anywhere without exposing their cell number.
Cons
  • Experience or support required: SIP is complicated and nuanced by nature, with any phone system. If you don't have experience with this, support from a local integrator is all but required.
  • Adding call flow apps is very complicated: 3CX can be extended with custom developed call flow apps, which is great to meet a specific business need. However, this is very complicated by its nature and requires custom software to be developed.
  • Failover somewhat limited: Setting up failover is relatively complicated and somewhat limited in performance.
I would strongly recommend the 3CX phone platform over any hardware based PBX system. 3CX scales very smoothly since it can be run on anything from a pretty basic computer to a powerful server to a cloud VM. This means getting started can be very inexpensive, and migrating can be much lower cost than moving to a hardware PBX. As with any phone system, experience or support is needed, but 3CX is well designed for usability. There is a decently sized community with users who can help out and share ideas.

3CX Phone System: feature rich, affordable and easy to use

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 14, 2018
AB
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
1 year of experience
3CX is our corporate phone system, we use it across the organization for all the landline needs, ACD, auto attendant and voicemail. We are planning on exploring all the unified communication options the system has to offer. We currently have about 200 users on the system, running on a virtual server and Yealink phones.
  • Flexible. 3CX can run on a Windows Server, Linux or as an appliance. It can also run on the Public Cloud.
  • Simple. 3CX is very simple to configure and easy to upgrade.
  • Management Interface. Easy to read and intuitive to find what you need.
Cons
  • Soft Client Interface. Not the best, not very intuitive with lots of room for improvement.
  • Mobile Client. Even though the mobile client works well (good voice quality and you can answer the calls on your lock screen) there is a lot of room for improvement on the UI.
Small to medium company sizes are a great fit for 3CX Phone System for sure. It has all the major functionalities you need and it works very well with very low maintenance. I am not sure if the 3CX system would be a good fit for a large enterprise with multiple offices across the globe.

Great but could use some improvement

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 29, 2023
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
2 years of experience
We use 3cx to get incoming calls and also make outgoing calls.
Also we use it as an internal messaging platform.
Also we monitor the Queue of calls, listen to recordings, etc.
  • Chats between employees
  • Retrieving call recordings
  • Changing status of availability
Cons
  • Interface
  • More customization
3cx is very well suited for internal chatting and for checking recordings, however when setting the status to "lunch" for example, I would prefer it to say when did the person go out for lunch. It would make it easier to monitor the employees.

3CX to the Rescue!

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 15, 2020
LS
Vetted Review
Verified User
3CX
3 years of experience
My entire school district uses the 3CX Phone System. It has allowed us to have a phone in each room, facilitating private conversations with a specific teacher, now the building or district office can not only talk privately with individual teachers, but teachers can also contact parents in a more convenient place and time. Switching to 3CX Phone System has also slashed the phone bill by two thirds. Anything that can save the school district some money is a great product, and that savings alone paid for the phones that were purchased for each classroom. It also allowed us to remove the intercom cables too, as it replaced our intercom old system as well.
  • The 3CX Phone System has a really nice auto-provision feature that works with plug and play phones, so then all that's needed is for each to have an extension assigned to them.
  • The 3CX Phone System web portal is exceptional. I love how I can keep it open during the day and quickly see who is busy on the phone and which lines are available. I can also call quickly by a simple click of the mouse.
  • The app that accompanies this allows me to provision my cellphone via the app to my classroom extension so that if I am out of my classroom and someone calls my phone, it also rings on my cell phone. I can also call via the app and it appears as if I am calling from my classroom extension.
Cons
  • The webmeeting function is clumsy compared to Zoom or Google Meets (Hangouts).
  • There is no support offered without paying for it, but the web forum that is offered for free does allow you to throw out questions and have them answered by someone in the community of 3CX user administrators.
The 3CX Phone System is perfectly suited for schools or businesses that want a reliable phone system and a reduced phone bill. It functions on traditional phones, the web, and on cell phones via the app, making it flexible enough to suit today's business or educational institution needs. The installation can be done with some basic knowledge also, without needing to hire anyone or pay 3CX for assistance.
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